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Name the Domain
Planning and Preparation
Classroom environment
Instruction
Professional Responsibilities
100
Planning and preparation
What is Domain 1?
100
A lesson that aligns with current standards and curriculum and is engaging for the students.
What is Demonstrating Knowledge of content and knowledge?
100
Creating a class that is safe, secure and welcoming to the students
What is creating a classroom environment?
100
Teacher uses a range of techniques to encourage ALL students to contribute to the discussion and enlists the assistance of students to ensure this outcome.
What is student participation?
100
Recognizing your strengths and weaknesses as a teacher and learning from them.
What is reflecting on teaching?
200
Classroom and Environment
What is Domain 2?
200
The ability to understand the students in front of you and know their learning styles, needs and their level of understanding of the content.
What is demonstrating the knowledge of the students?
200
Allow the students the opportunity to understand why the content is important and take pride in their work.
What is establishing a culture of learning?
200
Teacher provides and always creates opportunities for classroom discussion and student participation by posing open ended meaningful questions and discussion techniques.
What is using questioning and discussion techniques?
200
Making sure that grades, attendance, communication with parents are all up to date and accurate.
What is maintaining records?
300
Instruction
What is Domain 3?
300
Lessons that are balanced, clear and are aligned with standards for all learners
What is instructional outcomes?
300
Allow time to help create feedback and monitor student learning in both formal and informal ways.
What is using assessment?
300
Teachers registers for outside PDs on her/his own and may even start a book club based on teachers topic of need and/or interest.
What is enhancement of content knowledge and pedagogical skills?
400
Professional Responsibilities
What is Domain4?
400
The use of materials and resources to create instructional activities that align with the standard.
What is designing coherant instruction?
400
Establishing a clear classrroom management system that monitors and praises student behavior.
What is managing student behavior?
400
Teachers need to know their learners and group according to their learning style and their understanding of the content, levels and other variables. A teacher might allow students to select their own groups
What is Grouping of students
400
Teacher invites colleagues in to observe a lesson and welcomes feedback from said colleague.
What is receptivity to feedback from colleagues.
500
Each domain is broken into
What is a component
500
Designing formative assessments that match the criteria of the lesson and are congruent with the instructinal outcomes.
What is designing student assessments?
500
Understanding the safety and accessibility of the furniture and fixtures int he classroom
What is organizing physical space?
500
This element is the centerpiece of student engagement, since it determines what it is that students are asked to do. This promote learning and requires student thinking and encourage students to explain their thinking.
What are activities and assignments
500
Teachers are active in professional organizations in order to enhance both their personal practice and their ability to provide leadership and support to colleagues.
What is service to the profession?